Annie Jacobsen — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

2016 Pulitzer Prize finalist for her book The Pentagon's Brain.
Investigative journalist and author specializing in war, weapons, security, and government secrets.
Author of Area 51: An Uncensored History of America's Top Secret Military Base (2011).
Authored Operation Paperclip: The Secret Intelligence Program That Brought Nazi Scientists to America (2014), praised by the CIA's Center for the Study of Intelligence.
Wrote The Pentagon's Brain: An Uncensored History of DARPA, America's Top Secret Military Research Agency (2015), named a best non-fiction book by The Washington Post, The Boston Globe, and Amazon Editors.
Produces television programs, including Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan for Amazon Studios and Clarice for CBS.

Biography

Annie Jacobsen is an American investigative journalist and author, known for her deep dives into war, weapons, security, and government secrets. A 2016 Pulitzer Prize finalist for her book The Pentagon's Brain, Jacobsen's work often explores controversial and top-secret aspects of U.S.

military and intelligence operations. Beyond her writing, she contributes to and produces television programs, including Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan for Amazon Studios and Clarice for CBS.